This disclosure is directed, in part, to a method of determining whether a subject having cancer is at risk for developing metastasis of the cancer. In one embodiment, the method comprises (a) obtaining a biological sample from the subject having cancer; (b) determining CCR5 expression level and/or expression level of at least one of CCR5 ligands in the biological sample; and (c) if the expression level of CCR5 and/or of at least one of CCR5 ligands determined in step (b) is increased compared to CCR5 expression level and/or expression level of at least one of CCR5 ligands in a control sample, then the subject is identified as likely at risk for developing metastasis of the cancer.
本披露部分涉及一种确定患有癌症的受试者是否有发生癌症转移风险的方法。在一种实施例中,该方法包括:(a)从患有癌症的受试者中获取
生物样本;(b)确定
生物样本中CCR5表达
水平和/或至少一个CCR5
配体的表达
水平;以及(c)如果步骤(b)中确定的CCR5和/或至少一个CCR5
配体的表达
水平与对照样本中的CCR5表达
水平和/或至少一个CCR5
配体的表达
水平相比增加,则确定该受试者可能处于癌症转移的风险之中。